Category: News
Amay Bandodkar Wins NSF CAREER Award
July 27, 2026This award will support NC State ECE Assistant Professor Amay Bandodkar’s research into advanced wound monitors —smart bandages that are able to safely sample wound fluids and relay information about wound health in real time.
Scientists Are Getting Better at Predicting Which DNA Sequences Bind to Each Other. AI is Helping.
July 14, 2026A better understanding of these DNA-DNA binding relationships has utility in applications ranging from biomedical diagnostic tools to DNA computing.
Mining Rare Earth Elements with Plants
July 9, 2026The United States is looking to boost domestic mining of rare earth elements to secure greater control over pricing and manufacturing of essential technologies we rely on. To that end, the U.S. Department of Energy is backing NC State University’s interdisciplinary research for optimizing phytomining — the process of extracting valuable minerals using plants.
Researchers Create Moisture-Driven Tech That Powers Green Batteries – and Dissolves Spy Gear
July 1, 2026A non-toxic, stretchable battery operates by extracting moisture from the ambient environment – even in climates as dry as the desert.
Dan and Jean Eddleman: Turning Roadblocks Into Stepping Stones
June 25, 2026Dan, a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering alumnus, and Jean, a Department of Biological Sciences alumna, want to ‘pay it forward.’ The couple’s three-part planned gift to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative and the Division of Academic and Student Affairs will help support NC State students for years to come.
What to Know from NC State’s Quantum Workshop
June 24, 2026Industry professionals, students, faculty and researchers explored the future of quantum machine learning during summer school at NC State.
The Game is Afoot: ECE Students Win Day of Giving 2026 Dean’s Hide-and-Seek Challenge
June 9, 2026Neil Sood, spring 2026 graduate in electrical engineering and computer engineering (and current graduate student), and Madeline Wall, a fourth-year student double majoring in electrical engineering and computer engineering, put their hide-and-seek skills to the test during this year’s Day of Giving; the two successfully found former College of Engineering Dean and current NC State Provost, Jim Pfaendtner, earning $5,000 in research support for ECE Professor Eric Rotenberg.
NC State University and Axiro Collaborate on Next-Gen Phased Array and ISAC Research
June 4, 2026NC State’s Integrated Communication and Sensing Lab (ICaSL), led by Assistant Professor Suresh Venkatesh, and Axiro Semiconductor are advancing research in FR2/FR3 phased-array platforms and integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) technologies aimed at enabling next-generation wireless and satellite communication systems.
What You Can Do With a Master’s in Wide Bandgap Semiconductors
May 22, 2026Choosing a graduate program is a major decision, especially if you want a degree that leads directly to industry demand. A master’s in wide bandgap…
Second Annual Green-G Conference Explores Intersections Between Biology and Engineering
May 21, 2026At an interdisciplinary meeting held May 5-6, NC State researchers from several different departments discussed with invited guests how living systems sense, respond and communicate — and, in turn, how we can translate biological principles into practical concepts for next-generation telecommunications and data management systems.
Researchers Improve AI’s Ability to Learn New Tasks Without Sacrificing Performance
May 19, 2026A new framework allows AI models that have already been trained to learn new tasks without sacrificing performance when performing old tasks.
Congratulations to our Spring 2026 Graduates!
May 18, 2026Congratulations to the nearly 500 Spring 2026 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) graduates! Hundreds of friends, family and #NCStateECE community members gathered at Reynolds Coliseum on May 7 to celebrate the Class of 2026.